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1 online resource |
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polychrome |
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text file |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Summary |
This book considers what was written, printed, published, owned and sometimes read in Ireland between 1680 and 1784. It seeks to evaluate the ephemeral and what has subsequently vanished in order to challenge some common assumptions about the nature and impact of print during the period. It is based on the surviving texts and the letters and comments of contemporaries. Peopled with authors, publishers and readers, it offers a novel approach to the history of the book in Ireland. Also, it places print in the mental and material cultures of the eighteenth century, and among the efforts to subordinate Ireland more firmly to England. It suggests how enthusiastically Ireland plunged into the cultural currents of the eighteenth century - cosmopolitan rather than introverted and insular. |
Contents |
Machine generated contents note: 1. 1680s -- 2. Dublin, 1690 -- 1784 -- 3. Schooling and Learning -- 4. Past -- 5. Present -- 6. Future Irelands -- 7. Salvation -- 8. Entertainments -- 9. South, 1680 -- 1784 -- 10. North, 1694 -- 1784 -- 11. Writers and Readers -- 12. Conclusion: Ireland Brought to Book. |
Local Note |
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Subject |
Ireland -- History -- 17th century.
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Ireland. |
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History. |
Chronological Term |
17th century |
Subject |
Ireland -- History -- 18th century.
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Chronological Term |
18th century |
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Publishers and publishing -- Ireland -- History.
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Publishers and publishing. |
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Book industries and trade -- Ireland -- History.
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Book industries and trade. |
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Literature and society -- Ireland -- History.
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Literature and society. |
Chronological Term |
1600-1799 |
Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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History.
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Other Form: |
Print version: Barnard, Toby. Brought to book : print in Ireland 1680-1784. Portland, Oregon : Four Courts Press, ©2017 395 pages 9781846826290 |
ISBN |
9781846826658 (electronic book) |
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1846826659 (electronic book) |
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9781846826290 |
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1846826292 |
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